Polarization and Political Violence

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the involvement of NATO and the EU with their prospective new members has worked strongly in favor of democratic governance in Central and…

President Hugo Cháez's regime demonstrates how a public desire for change plus state resources can be exploited to undermine democracy.

A coauthor of the pathbreaking study Transitions from Authoritarian Rule reflects on the lessons that he has learned about democratic transition and consolidation since the publication of this work nearly 25 years…